(no subject)
Dating conversations at 18 & 38.
18:
“I like the color blue.”
“That’s a good color. I like pizza.”
“Pizza is good. Sometimes I eat pizza for breakfast.”
“That is interesting and good.”
“I like to think about the future. Like, what am I going to be doing next week?”
“That is very interesting as well.”
“And I think about things.”
“Like what?”
“Well, I think the Beastie Boys were right. It is necessary to fight...”
“...for your right to party. I think about that too.”
“We both think about things deeply.”
38:
“Delineate your precise your timeline for procreation, preferably in increments of months rather than years.”
“It depends whether I’d be able to fund their private school education from current liquidity or if I’d require a reverse mortgage.”
“If we were hypothetically married, would you foresee joint checking accounts or individual ones?”
“I think we’d pool basic necessities such as groceries and Netflix but maintain individual lifestyle accounts. Split the difference on couples therapy.”
“Would this be an opportune time to review the details of our pre-nuptial contracts?”
“Fine, but the copy in my purse is laminated. You’ll be able to sign it after our third date--that’s when I’ll be comfortable enough to introduce you to my lawyer.”
18:
“I like the color blue.”
“That’s a good color. I like pizza.”
“Pizza is good. Sometimes I eat pizza for breakfast.”
“That is interesting and good.”
“I like to think about the future. Like, what am I going to be doing next week?”
“That is very interesting as well.”
“And I think about things.”
“Like what?”
“Well, I think the Beastie Boys were right. It is necessary to fight...”
“...for your right to party. I think about that too.”
“We both think about things deeply.”
38:
“Delineate your precise your timeline for procreation, preferably in increments of months rather than years.”
“It depends whether I’d be able to fund their private school education from current liquidity or if I’d require a reverse mortgage.”
“If we were hypothetically married, would you foresee joint checking accounts or individual ones?”
“I think we’d pool basic necessities such as groceries and Netflix but maintain individual lifestyle accounts. Split the difference on couples therapy.”
“Would this be an opportune time to review the details of our pre-nuptial contracts?”
“Fine, but the copy in my purse is laminated. You’ll be able to sign it after our third date--that’s when I’ll be comfortable enough to introduce you to my lawyer.”